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: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
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Anne stays in step with her mother ahead of a polo match in London's Windsor Park.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Activities on offer include horseback riding, surfing, golf, ziplining and world-class polo at the Mandarina Polo & Equestrian Club.
—Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Dressed in a long sleeve polo jeans, a baseball cap tucked over his eyes, Chalamet entered the members-only Italian restaurant as cameras flashed.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Today, Aiken is well-known for its equestrian culture and world-class polo matches.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Activities on offer include horseback riding, surfing, golf, ziplining and world-class polo at the Mandarina Polo & Equestrian Club.
—Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Dressed in a long sleeve polo jeans, a baseball cap tucked over his eyes, Chalamet entered the members-only Italian restaurant as cameras flashed.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Today, Aiken is well-known for its equestrian culture and world-class polo matches.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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polo
noun
po·lo
ˈpō-lō 
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
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